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International Master on Advanced methods in Particle Physics

Courses

The students attend courses corresponding to approx. 30 ECTS each semester. The list of compulsory courses at each of the universities can be found below. For each lecture, a unique identifier (IMAPP-XX-YY) is provided. This identifier can be used to find more detailed descriptions of the content and learning outcome of the courses in the handbook.

Furthermore, the students have to obtain 9 ECTS in the first two semesters by choosing courses from the list of elective courses listed under “First Year – Elective courses”. Some of the elective courses can vary from year to year and are therefore not further specified in the handbookHowever, the elective courses are announced well in advanced.
The detailed list of offered elective courses as well as course timetables are summarised on distinct pages for each starting year of the IMAPP programme:
The individual webpages are updated as soon as new information is available.

Academic Year 2024/25

from September
to January
from April
to mid of July
from mid September
to end of December
from January
to Degreee
IDENTIFICATIONCOURSERESPONSIBLE / LECTURER ECTS
IMAPP-01-01
Introduction to quantum field theory and gauge theories 
Prof. Dr. Jean Orloff
6

IMAPP-01-01   (Lecture 1)

Quantum Field Theory
Prof. Dr. Vincent Morénas

IMAPP-01-01   (Lecture 2)

Quantum Chromodynamics

Prof. Dr. Vincent Morénas

IMAPP-01-01   (Lecture 3)

* Gauge Theories

Prof. Dr. Jean Orloff

* Quark–gluon plasma

Dr. Sarah Porteboeuf

IMAPP-01-02
Introduction to particle physics and the experimental foundations of the Standard Model
Prof. Dr. Stephane Monteil
9

IMAPP-01-02   (Lecture 1)

Introduction to particle physics
Prof. Dr. Julien Donini

IMAPP-01-02   (Lecture 2)

Electroweak Standard Model
Prof. Dr. Stephane Monteil

Flavour Physics

Prof. Dr. Olivier Deschamps

Neutrino Physics

Prof. Dr. Ana Texeira

IMAPP-01-02   (Lecture 3)

Symmetries in Physics

Prof. Dr. Ziad Ajaltouni

IMAPP-01-03
Programming and data analysis

Prof. Dr. Romain Madar

6

IMAPP-01-03   (Lecture 1)

Data analysis projects with python language   

Prof. Dr. Louie Corpe

IMAPP-01-03   (Lecture 2)

Quantum Computing 

Prof. Dr. Bogdan Volpescu

IMAPP-01-06
Statistics and artificial intelligence
Prof. Dr. Julien Donini
6

IMAPP-01-06   (Lecture 1)

Statistics

Prof. Dr. Olivier Deschamps

IMAPP-01-06   (Lecture 2)

Machine Learning
Prof. Dr. Julien Donini
IMAPP-01-04
Guest lectures on various topics
Prof. Dr. Stephane Monteil
3

* General Relativity   

Dr. Andreas Goudelis

* Cosmology

Prof. Dr. Philippe Rosnet

IMAPP-01-05
UCA seminar on particle physics

Dr. Andreas Goudelis

3
IDENTIFICATIONCOURSERESPONSIBLE / LECTURER ECTS
IMAPP-02-01
Model building in particle physics
Dr. Gudrun Hiller
6

IMAPP-02-01   (Lecture 1)

Lecture “SM physics and BSM directions”
Heinrich Päs

IMAPP-02-01   (Lecture 2)

Seminar „Physics beyond the SM“
Heinrich Päs

IMAPP-02-01   (Lecture 3)

IMAPP-02-02
Practical aspects of particle physics measurements
Prof. Dr. Kevin Kröninger
6

IMAPP-02-02   (Lecture 1)

Lecture
Kevin Kröninger
3

IMAPP-02-02   (Lecture 2)

Exercise
Chris Delitzsch
3

IMAPP-02-02   (Lecture 3)

IMAPP-02-03
Detector systems in particle and medical physics
Dr. Jens Weingarten
9

IMAPP-02-03   (Lecture 1)

Advanced Laboratory course: Particle physics
Dirk Wiedner
6

IMAPP-02-03   (Lecture 2)

Seminar on detector systems in particle and medical physics
Jens Weingarten
3
IMAPP-02-04
Spring/Summer school
Prof. Dr. Kevin Kröninger / Kevin Kröninger
3
IMAPP-02-05
Electronics lab course
Dr. Jens Weingarten / Jens Weingarten
6
IMAPP-02-06
Modern particle physics
Prof. Dr. Johannes Albrecht / Johannes Albrecht
6

IMAPP-02-06   (Lecture 1)

IMAPP-02-06   (Lecture 2)

IMAPP-02-07
Astroparticle physics
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rhode / Wolfgang Rhode
6
IMAPP-02-08
Guest lecture on instrumentation
Prof. Dr. Kevin Kröninger / Kevin Kröninger
3 or 6
IMAPP-02-09
TUDO seminar on particle physics
Prof. Dr. Kevin Kröninger / Kevin Kröninger
3
IDENTIFICATIONCOURSEECTS
IMAPP-01-04
Guest lectures on various topics
3
IMAPP-01-05
UCA seminar on particle physics
6
IMAPP-02-05
Electronics lab course
6
IMAPP-02-06
Modern particle physics
6
IMAPP-02-07
Astroparticle physics
3
IMAPP-02-08
Guest lecture on instrumentation
3 or 6
IMAPP-02-05
TUDO seminar on particle physics
3
IDENTIFICATIONCOURSERESPONSIBLE / LECTURER ECTS
IMAPP-03-01
Advanced standard model
Prof. Dr. Fabio Maltoni
6

IMAPP-03-01   (Lecture 1)

Neutrino physics
Prof. Dr. Silvia Pascoli
2

IMAPP-03-01   (Lecture 2)

Standard Model
Prof. Dr. Fabio Maltonii
2

IMAPP-03-01   (Lecture 3)

Effective Field Theory
Dr. Davide Pagani
2
IMAPP-03-02
Phenomenology and experimental flavour physics
Prof. Dr. Angelo Carbone
6

IMAPP-03-02   (Lecture 1)

Flavour Physics with quarks
Prof. Dr. Angelo Carbone
3

IMAPP-03-02   (Lecture 2)

Flavour Physics with neutrino
Prof. Dr. Maximiliano Sioli
3
IMAPP-03-03
Computer science for High energy physics
Dr. Francesco Giacomini
12

IMAPP-03-03   (Lecture 1)

C++ programming
Dr. Francesco Giacomini
6

IMAPP-03-03   (Lecture 2)

Infrasctructure for scientific application
Dr. Andrea Chierici
6
IMAPP-03-04
Preparation for scientific research and internship orientation
Prof. Dr. Angelo Carbone
3
IDENTIFICATIONCOURSEECTS
IMAPP-04-01
Final Examination
12
IMAPP-04-02 / 03 / 04/ 05
Preparation for the final examination
18
* Both courses are compulsory to attend and to take examinations. The student takes the best grade between the two.